The Government Accountability Office (GAO) which is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This past week GAO investigated foreign affairs, higher education, jobs growth, and other issues. If you would like to know more about GAO, check out the library's guide.Reports
- Housing and Community Grants: HUD Needs to Enhance Its Requirements and Oversight of Jurisdictions' Fair Housing Plans. GAO-10-905, September 14.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-905
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10905high.pdf - Afghanistan and Iraq: DOD Should Improve Adherence to Its Guidance on Open Pit Burning and Solid Waste Management. GAO-11-63, October 15.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-63
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1163high.pdf - Coast Guard: Efforts to Identify Arctic Requirements Are Ongoing, but More Communication about Agency Planning Efforts Would Be Beneficial. GAO-10-870, September 15.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-870
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10870high.pdf
Podcast available - http://www.gao.gov/podcast/watchdog_episode_33.html - Defense Acquisitions: DOD Needs to Reassess Joint Cruise Missile Costs before Starting New Production Phase. GAO-11-112, October 13.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-112
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11112high.pdf - Military Personnel: Sustained Leadership and Oversight Needed to Improve DOD's Prevention and Treatment of Domestic Abuse. GAO-10-923, September 22.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-923
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10923high.pdf - Intellectual Property: Agencies Progress in Implementing Recent Legislation, but Enhancements Could Improve Future Plans. GAO-11-39, October 13.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-39
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1139high.pdf - Biological Laboratories: Design and Implementation Considerations for Safety Reporting Systems. GAO-10-850, September 10.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-850
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10850high.pdf - Supply Chain Security: CBP Has Made Progress in Assisting the Trade Industry in Implementing the New Importer Security Filing Requirements, but Some Challenges Remain. GAO-10-841, September 10.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-841
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10841high.pdf - Telecommunications: National Broadband Plan Reflects the Experiences of Leading Countries, but Implementation Will Be Challenging. GAO-10-825, September 14.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-825
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10825high.pdf - Aviation Weather: Agencies Need to Improve Performance Measurement and Fully Address Key Challenges. GAO-10-843, September 9.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-843
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10843high.pdf - Recovery Act: Increased Medicaid Funds Aided Enrollment Growth, and Most States Reported Taking Steps to Sustain Their Programs. GAO-11-58, October 8.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-58
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1158high.pdf - Global Health: Trends in U.S. Spending for Global HIV/AIDS and Other Health Assistance in Fiscal Years 2001-2008. GAO-11-64, October 8.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-64
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1164high.pdf - Children with Down Syndrome: Families Are More Likely to Receive Resources at Time of Diagnosis Than in Early Childhood. GAO-11-57, October 8.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-57
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1157high.pdf - DOD Business Transformation: Improved Management Oversight of Business System Modernization Efforts Needed. GAO-11-53, October 7.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-53
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1153high.pdf - Higher Education: Stronger Federal Oversight Needed to Enforce Ban on Incentive Payments to School Recruiters. GAO-11-10, October 7.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-10 - Privacy: OPM Should Better Monitor Implementation of Privacy-Related Policies and Procedures for Background Investigations. GAO-10-849, September 7.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-849
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10849high.pdf - Nuclear Weapons: National Nuclear Security Administration Needs to Ensure Continued Availability of Tritium for the Weapons Stockpile. GAO-11-100, October 7.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-100
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11100high.pdf - Cyberspace Policy: Executive Branch Is Making Progress Implementing 2009 Policy Review Recommendations, but Sustained Leadership Is Needed. GAO-11-24, October 6.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-24
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1124high.pdf - Information Technology: Opportunities Exist to Improve Management of DOD's Electronic Health Record Initiative. GAO-11-50, October 6.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-50
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1150high.pdf - Troubled Asset Relief Program: Opportunities Exist to Apply Lessons Learned from the Capital Purchase Program to Similarly Designed Programs and to Improve the Repayment Process. GAO-11-47, October 4.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-47
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1147high.pdf - For-Profit Schools: Large Schools and Schools That Specialize in Healthcare Are More Likely to Rely Heavily on Federal Student Aid. GAO-11-4, October 4.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-4 - Social Security Administration: Management Oversight Needed to Ensure Accurate Treatment of State and Local Government Employees. GAO-10-938, September 29.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-938
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10938high.pdf - The Democratic Republic of the Congo: U.S. Agencies Should Take Further Actions to Contribute to the Effective Regulation and Control of the Minerals Trade in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. GAO-10-1030, September 30.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-1030
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d101030high.pdf
- Medicare Advantage: CMS Actions Regarding Plans' Health Reform Communications. GAO-10-953R, September 20.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-953R - School-Based Health Centers: Available Information on Federal Funding. GAO-11-18R, October 8.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-18R - America COMPETES Act: It Is Too Early to Evaluate Programs Long-Term Effectiveness, but Agencies Could Improve Reporting of High-Risk, High-Reward Research Priorities. GAO-11-127R, October 7.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-127R - Firms Reported in Open Sources to Have Sold Iran Refined Petroleum Products between January 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010. GAO-10-967R, September 3.
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-967R
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